Nissan announced a partnership with Pole to Pole founder and adventurer, Chris Ramsey, to drive a custom-built Ariya from the Magnetic North Pole down to the South Pole. The nearly 17,000-mile trip will be made by Ramsey and a team behind the wheel of a Nissan Ariya e-4ORCE – the first vehicle to complete such a drive if successful. More…
Tesla Model S Driver Who Killed Two Will Stand Trial For Manslaughter
The driver may have engaged Tesla Autopilot prior to the deadly crash. More…
Swiss E-Bike Startup OPIUM To Launch Two Long-Range E-Bikes Soon
The OPIUM 6.0 and 4.0 are claimed to offer a range of up to 211 miles on a single charge. More…
Bluetti AC200MAX 2,200W Power Station hands-on review: Big power, even bigger capacity
High-capacity portable power stations and home backup batteries that can store lots of energy and dump lots of power are already changing the game when it comes to going off-grid or preparing for a disaster that you hope will never come. And the Bluetti AC200MAX showcases a great example of how far the industry is moving toward putting that power and portability in the palm of your hand (or wrapped in your steel grip, for something like this 62-pound beast… more on that in a moment). More…
This Tesla-Based EV Swap Kit Is Specially Made For Land Rover Defenders
Its makers say it is a simple drop-in kit that works with pretty much any version of the old Defender. More…
Marelli presents wireless BMS
Automotive supplier Marelli is expanding its range of battery management technologies for electric vehicles with a new Wireless Distributed Battery Management System (wBMS). The solution eliminates the need for wiring, as communication between the batteries and the control unit takes place via wireless technology. Marelli will make the system available from the second quarter of […] More…
GM Patents Dual Charge Ports To Reduce Charging Time, Increase Flexibility
This idea sounds like it’s designed to take advantage of the way GM split the battery pack into two modules in its newest EVs. More…
Polestar Invests In Extreme Fast Charging Battery Company StoreDot
The company follows in the footsteps of Volvo, which announced a similar move in April. More…
Tesla Model 3 Owner Provides Details On Recent EV Fire In California City
A Tesla Model 3 caught fire while parked, right after the owner canceled plans to drive it to a dinner party. More…
Mer provides charging for Blue Diamond customers
European charging infrastructure brand Mer from the Norwegian renewable energy group Statkraft has entered into an agreement with Blue Diamond to provide over 300 EV charge points at its 39 garden centres across the UK. The Blue Diamond stores will be able to offer their customers rapid charging at a rate of between at least […] More…
Mercedes-Benz demonstrates smooth tank turn in the EQG electric G-Wagen
Mercedes-Benz released a quick but impressive video demonstration of the EQG, the new electric G-Wagen, doing a smooth tank turn. More…
Rivian’s Delivery Delays Frustrating Some Early Adopters: Report
Some early reservation holders are getting their vehicles delivered later than customers who placed preorders years after them. More…
Serial 1 BASH/MTN electric mountain bike unveiled by Harley-Davidson’s e-bike brand
When Harley-Davidson spun off its electric bicycle division into Serial 1 and then released several models of urban e-bikes bearing the “/CTY” suffix, the company was dropping a fairly heavy hint that non-city electric bikes would soon follow. Now Serial 1 has made good on that heavy foreshadowing, unveiling the brand’s first electric mountain bike known as the BASH/MTN. More…
Xpeng delivered almost 35,000 vehicles in Q1 of 2022
In the first three months of the year, Xpeng significantly increased its vehicle deliveries compared to the same quarter last year. In total, the Chinese electric car manufacturer delivered 34,561 vehicles in this period. The vehicles delivered in the first quarter represent an increase of 159 per cent compared to the same quarter last year. […] More…
Tesla Research Partner Publishes Details About 100-Year Battery
Forget the million-mile EV battery, it seems 100 years is a better option. More…
2,100 Olectra electric buses headed for Mumbai
Indian bus manufacturer and BYD partner Olectra Greentech has received an order for 2,100 electric buses from Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), the local transport operator of the Indian metropolis Mumbai. The enormous number of electric 12-metre buses are to be delivered within only twelve months. The contract period for the Mumbai buses spans […] More…
Lilium, Honeywell & Denso develop e-drive for Lilium Jet
Bavarian electric air taxi startup Lilium has entered into a partnership with Honeywell and Denso to jointly develop and produce the electric motor for the Lilium Jet, whose market launch has been postponed to 2025. Honeywell is already developing the Lilium Jet’s avionics and flight control systems and invested in Lilium in 2021. Honeywell is […] More…
EPA lays out details for $5 billion electric school bus program
The EPA last week announced $500 million in funding for electric school buses. It’s the first installment of $5 billion for low- and zero-emission school buses over the next five years as part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The agency began accepting applications from school districts and other stakeholders May 20, 2022 and… More…
Nidec to open axle drive factory in China
Japanese electric motor manufacturer Nidec announces the construction of a new electric axle drive factory in China. The factory in Pinghu in China’s Zhejiang province will be designed for an annual capacity of one million units and is scheduled to start production in October 2023. The new factory, the construction of which is scheduled to […] More…
Germany’s electric bus market continues to grow with the eCitaro in the lead
The Corona pandemic has hit the bus industry hard. Manufacturers had to accept losses, especially in the coach sector. But the electric bus boom continues. Wim Chatrou has been researching bus registration figures for years. For electrive, he gave an exclusive insight into his figures. * * * The Corona pandemic has hit the bus […] More…
